Ballin’: James Jones Registers the Fastest Eight Points Since Reggie Miller’s Heroics in 1995
NBA, Video April 28th. 2009, 10:45amDenver 121, New Orleans 63: Biggest playoff ass-kicking in NBA history. No team has ever lost by 58. The Nuggets roughed up Chris Paul (four points, six assists, six turnovers in 36 minutes), shot 56 percent and his 10 three’s, and we can only assume that with this result, Denver Bullies have worked their way into the discussion of teams that can play with the Lakers. New Orleans? One more loss an let the offseason purge rumors begin. Denver leads 3-1.
Atlanta 81, Miami 71: Despite one of the best three-and-a-half minute rallies we’ve ever witnessed – the Heat trimmed a 21-point deficit to four – Miami struggled offensively in the second half and its short bench was outscored 25-2. This was Atlanta’s first road playoff win in 12 years and the Hawks got 12 points and 18 rebounds from Zaza Pachulia. D Wade’s balky balk contributed to his 9-for-26 struggles. Series tied at 2.
LA Lakers 107, Utah 96: Finding a negative in a series-clinching victory – Andrew Bynum was limited to an ineffective 11 minutes (two points, five rebounds). The Jazz rallied in the fourth, but it wasn’t enough to prolong the inevitable, and the Utah media is anticipating some major changes on that roster.
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April 28th, 2009 at 10:47 am
Fuck yeah Nuggets. Get ready to take down the Fake-show.
/Wishful thinking
April 28th, 2009 at 10:52 am
Man the Hornets need an enforcer on that team bad as hell. There’s no way CP3 should get knocked around like he did last night without any of his big men stepping up and doing the same shit to Chauncey. They are through.
April 28th, 2009 at 10:54 am
Denver can absolutely play with the Lakers. But they won’t beat them in a series. I didn’t get to watch last night’s game, (stupid NBAtv) but in the games Denver has won they have collapsed the paint and Paul’s drive a lob move that made him a sensation last year.
April 28th, 2009 at 10:57 am
Nene has to knock Gasol on his ass a few times early in the series, but unfortunately it’s not gonna help. Oh and let’s not get ahead of ourselves. They gotta get out of round 2 first.
April 28th, 2009 at 10:57 am
Paul needs help. Badly.
Chandler needs to go. They need a scorer off the bench ala JR Smith from last season. They need a dude or two who can defend the paint (Chandler doesn’t anymore.) Well, I could go on, but read Yahoo! writer Adrian Wojniarkalsjgasd8ski as TBL linked to about you’ll get the idea.
April 28th, 2009 at 10:58 am
I was able to see the game, eff that. The Hornets didn’t show up man. If Scott is still there next week, I will be shocked. This whole team lacks toughness. David West used to talk shit to everyone and begged to take on any big man that dared. This series, not to sound to faux ghetto, they looked like a bunch of bitches.
April 28th, 2009 at 10:58 am
Walfredo that can happen.
April 28th, 2009 at 10:59 am
Big game tonight. GO Magic
April 28th, 2009 at 11:00 am
And Jones almost got fouled on one of those shots. Refs did everything they could last night to keep the Hawks from destroying the Heat.
April 28th, 2009 at 11:01 am
Magic need to feed the beast early and often to win tonight.
David West is an overrated pussy.
April 28th, 2009 at 11:02 am
stern pleading for lebron-wade
April 28th, 2009 at 11:03 am
Hornets can take solace in the fact that even though the point differential was bigger, their performance was still better than the pathetic-ass Fakers 36-point defeat in the Finals last year. Just because of the stakes, the talent, etc… that was disgraceful.
April 28th, 2009 at 11:03 am
That Miami game was insanely frustrating. Looked like they didn’t care from the outset. Wade played the worst game I’ve seen him play, well, since game 1.
April 28th, 2009 at 11:04 am
NO has been going through the motions all year, no passion or energy. Fair or not if you want to be considered a top 5 player in this league CP3 can’t let his team be so listless, got to take charge. Downgraded you are.
April 28th, 2009 at 11:04 am
You mean biggest playoff ass-kicking in NBA history.
Cavaliers beat the Heat by 68 points in 1991.
http://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/199112170CLE.html
April 28th, 2009 at 11:05 am
who guards kobe, jones or melo?
do they have the size and talent to contend with gasol-bynum?
you might be right … this could get interesting
April 28th, 2009 at 11:09 am
Who’s the Faker? The stabbed guy who was carried off the court in the Finals and returned 5 minutes later? The Celtics are flukey pussies and that’s why they won’t sniff the Finals this year.
April 28th, 2009 at 11:09 am
No team has ever lost by 58 at home.
Agreed David West is an overrated sack of average.
Don’t blame CP3 for NO’s struggles. He’s all they’ve got. You can’t expect him to drag piles of shit through the playoffs. (Only LBJ can do that
)
April 28th, 2009 at 11:10 am
Irish- You were right. Corona Buffet > Checkers Buffet.
April 28th, 2009 at 11:11 am
Depends on the pace. If it’s slow then Jones will guard him. In a fast paced game, Melo would with JR Smith in playing for Jones.
Nene, Martin, and Bird-Man can hold their own against the LA bigs. They’re not going to stop them completely but there won’t be your typical LA easy paint points.
April 28th, 2009 at 11:12 am
5 boards seems pretty good. Plus a block and no TOs. Yes it would be nice if he could hit those close range shots but he was only 0-3 not 0-10 or something.
April 28th, 2009 at 11:12 am
Hell yea clown Paul Pierce = Monica Seles.
Go Bulls!!!
April 28th, 2009 at 11:13 am
I didn’t get to watch last night’s game, (stupid NBAtv)
there is always the internet
@BO- right on
April 28th, 2009 at 11:15 am
Bynum is rushing on offense when he gets the ball. He needs to settle doen a little. To make it past Houston or Portland he is gonna have to play well.
April 28th, 2009 at 11:20 am
Holy crap did that Lakers lead vanish pretty quickly when they brought Bynum off the bench in the fourth. They gave him the ball on like 7 of 8 possessions, got nothing…nobody got back on defense.
After the game Kobe called out the second unit in the interview.
Very cool to see Kobe go out of his way to talk to Hot Rod Hundley afterwards..say what you want about Kobe, he loves the game and knows the history.
April 28th, 2009 at 11:22 am
cursed…clown said something at MLJ this morning that piqued my interest. do you really, truly, honestly think david west is better than tim duncan?
April 28th, 2009 at 11:22 am
so its a consensus? Pierce is a vag
April 28th, 2009 at 11:24 am
My internet company robs me based on streaming video. Watching too much stuff online leads to bills being double what they should have been.
April 28th, 2009 at 11:24 am
No the Fakers are the team that lost by 36 in the deciding game of an NBA Finals that they went into as the heavy favorites. Unfortunately I think they will win the West but once they face a team that actually knows how to play D they will go down again.
April 28th, 2009 at 11:25 am
Nobody’s made a hurricane katrina joke yet? How is that possible?
April 28th, 2009 at 11:30 am
Tristion do you live in Russia?
April 28th, 2009 at 11:33 am
Are people still talking about thed NBA??? Its over, the team with LeBron James won everything already.
April 28th, 2009 at 11:34 am
Lived through Hurricane Katrina and Gustav nothing to joke about.
April 28th, 2009 at 11:36 am
Oh that Clown. I said that at one point last year, I thought West was more valuable (I think it was in the regular season..last quarter of the year) West was playing out of his mind, and Duncan was looking old.
April 28th, 2009 at 11:40 am
hah.
not that it really matters or anything. and duncan’s looked old since he was back at wake forest.
April 28th, 2009 at 11:50 am
58 freakin’ points…outclassed, outgunned, outhustled, out-everything-ed…
Purge? Right now, everyone but CP3 can go!
April 28th, 2009 at 11:54 am
This though did make me laugh:
Blame Shinn for many things, but…Jannero Pargo??!!
Let’s see: the Hornets signed Peja Stojakovic and his bad back, traded for Tyson Chandler, signed David West and CP3 to great deals and made a move for James Posey this offseason, but it’s Jannero Pargo that means the Hornets are in the shape they’re in.
HUH??!!
April 28th, 2009 at 11:55 am
Anyone want to take part in the Deron Williams/CP3 debate for this postseason?
/2008 nostalgia’d
April 28th, 2009 at 12:00 pm
Purge? Right now, everyone but CP3 can go!
Be very afraid, because the guy teams are coming after is Paul, especially if that team is willing to eat the contract of either Peja or Chandler.
April 28th, 2009 at 12:03 pm
I would always pick D-Will over Chris Paul.
First of all, how do you lose by 58 at HOME, when you’re trying to TIE a series? That’s just unexcuseable..I hope they got booed by thier fans for the entire 4th quarter, I’m surpised people didn’t throw shit on the floor, that’s disgusting. Atleast drop it to the 40s…58 points!!
Lakers played a great game yesterday…not so much when the 2nd unit was supposed to close things out. There was a sick play from the game yesterday when The Machine did a behind the back pass to Mamba who was open for the three but passed an alley to Gasol for the oop. Great play.
Bring on the Rockets. Before the playoffs started, the only team I said I was scared of was the Blazers. Since Houston will take care of them (unless TMac comes back, then that 3-1 lead will disappear), I’m kind of worried about the Nuggets. I can see them taking the Lakers to 7…not so much winning, but taking them to 7. This Jazz series was ridiculously easy…I called it in 5 though. *Pats back*
April 28th, 2009 at 12:18 pm
as point out by sparty via gchat:
Reggie Miller had 8 points in 8.9 seconds in 1994. headline changed.
April 28th, 2009 at 12:18 pm
h/t to me for pointing out reggie was faster.
April 28th, 2009 at 12:18 pm
by a nose!
April 28th, 2009 at 12:23 pm
DiWil or CP3? I’ll take Rondo.
April 28th, 2009 at 12:45 pm
Purge? Right now, everyone but CP3 can go!
Be very afraid, because the guy teams are coming after is Paul, especially if that team is willing to eat the contract of either Peja or Chandler.
It’s always the fear in the hearts of all Hornets fans. CP3 is a competitor and wants to win titles. He can do that in NOLA, but if they don’t build a team around him, he’ll do it elsewhere.
I would always pick D-Will over Chris Paul.
And neither one of them is going further than the first round this year.
DiWil or CP3? I’ll take Rondo.
Rondo is a complementary player. He meshes well with the likes of Pierce, Jesus Shuttleworth and KG because he has no ego. Take those guys out and we’ll see if he can get his shot as easily.
April 28th, 2009 at 1:14 pm
58? at home? I wouldn’t expect a college team to be beaten by 58 at home against any NBA squad. I’ve never heard of garbage like that. Even when Kobe quit on his team against the Suns a few years ago, they didn’t lose by 58. The coach is garbage, the team including CP3 should be embarrassed for that. You can’t be considered the best point guard in the league if you allow your team to quit at that level. Fuck the Hornets, I don’t care if they win the next two games by 50. They are dead to me. All I need is the Rockets to win one more game without T-Mac and I’ll have a NBA team.
April 28th, 2009 at 1:41 pm
this year, pierce and allen have been complementary players. last year, what you said was true. this year? it’s rondo’s show.